A computational study on the energy bandgap engineering in performance enhancement of CdTe thin film solar cells

A computational study on the energy bandgap engineering in performance enhancement of CdTe thin film solar cells

In this study, photovoltaic properties of CdTe thin film in the configuration of n-SnO2/n-CdS/p-CdTe/p-CdTe:Te/metal have been studied by numerical simulation software named “Analysis of Microelectronic and Photonic Structure” (AMPS-1D). A modified structure for CdTe thin film solar cell has been pr...

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Main Authors: Ameen M. Ali, K.S. Rahman, Lamya M. Ali, M. Akhtaruzzaman, K. Sopian, S. Radiman, N. Amin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-01-01
Series:Results in Physics
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211379717301468
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spelling doaj-8832bf3e132c42028ebfef7702b29c7b2020-11-24T21:43:49ZengElsevierResults in Physics2211-37972017-01-01710661072A computational study on the energy bandgap engineering in performance enhancement of CdTe thin film solar cellsAmeen M. Ali0K.S. Rahman1Lamya M. Ali2M. Akhtaruzzaman3K. Sopian4S. Radiman5N. Amin6Solar Energy Research Institute (SERI), The National University of Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor, MalaysiaFaculty of Engineering and Built Environment, The National University of Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor, MalaysiaFaculty of Science and Technology, The National University of Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor, MalaysiaSolar Energy Research Institute (SERI), The National University of Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor, MalaysiaSolar Energy Research Institute (SERI), The National University of Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor, MalaysiaFaculty of Science and Technology, The National University of Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor, MalaysiaSolar Energy Research Institute (SERI), The National University of Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia; Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, The National University of Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia; Corresponding author at: Solar Energy Research Institute (SERI), The National University of Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.In this study, photovoltaic properties of CdTe thin film in the configuration of n-SnO2/n-CdS/p-CdTe/p-CdTe:Te/metal have been studied by numerical simulation software named “Analysis of Microelectronic and Photonic Structure” (AMPS-1D). A modified structure for CdTe thin film solar cell has been proposed by numerical analysis with the insertion of a back contact buffer layer (CdTe:Te). This layer can serve as a barrier that will decelerate the copper diffusion in CdTe solar cell. Four estimated energy bandgap relations versus the Tellurium (Te) concentrations and the (CdTe:Te) layer thickness have been examined thoroughly during simulation. Correlation between energy bandgap with the CdTe thin film solar cell performance has also been established. Keywords: Numerical modelling, CdTe thin film, Solar cell, AMPS-1D, Bandgaphttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211379717301468
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author Ameen M. Ali
K.S. Rahman
Lamya M. Ali
M. Akhtaruzzaman
K. Sopian
S. Radiman
N. Amin
spellingShingle Ameen M. Ali
K.S. Rahman
Lamya M. Ali
M. Akhtaruzzaman
K. Sopian
S. Radiman
N. Amin
A computational study on the energy bandgap engineering in performance enhancement of CdTe thin film solar cells
Results in Physics
author_facet Ameen M. Ali
K.S. Rahman
Lamya M. Ali
M. Akhtaruzzaman
K. Sopian
S. Radiman
N. Amin
author_sort Ameen M. Ali
title A computational study on the energy bandgap engineering in performance enhancement of CdTe thin film solar cells
title_short A computational study on the energy bandgap engineering in performance enhancement of CdTe thin film solar cells
title_full A computational study on the energy bandgap engineering in performance enhancement of CdTe thin film solar cells
title_fullStr A computational study on the energy bandgap engineering in performance enhancement of CdTe thin film solar cells
title_full_unstemmed A computational study on the energy bandgap engineering in performance enhancement of CdTe thin film solar cells
title_sort computational study on the energy bandgap engineering in performance enhancement of cdte thin film solar cells
publisher Elsevier
series Results in Physics
issn 2211-3797
publishDate 2017-01-01
description In this study, photovoltaic properties of CdTe thin film in the configuration of n-SnO2/n-CdS/p-CdTe/p-CdTe:Te/metal have been studied by numerical simulation software named “Analysis of Microelectronic and Photonic Structure” (AMPS-1D). A modified structure for CdTe thin film solar cell has been proposed by numerical analysis with the insertion of a back contact buffer layer (CdTe:Te). This layer can serve as a barrier that will decelerate the copper diffusion in CdTe solar cell. Four estimated energy bandgap relations versus the Tellurium (Te) concentrations and the (CdTe:Te) layer thickness have been examined thoroughly during simulation. Correlation between energy bandgap with the CdTe thin film solar cell performance has also been established. Keywords: Numerical modelling, CdTe thin film, Solar cell, AMPS-1D, Bandgap
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211379717301468
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